Why Do We Keep Reading the Great Gatsby?

Re:Why Do We Keep Reading the Great Gatsby? by yuriko_boyko on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @11:26AM (#25835066)

I didn't like it. I don't get what is so good about its style. The prose is too purple and it meanders a lot. Even for its time the style feels choppy.

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Re:Why Do We Keep Reading the Great Gatsby? by CADBOT on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:22PM (#25839044)

Purple? How is prose purple? Genuinely curious if this is an alternate usage for the word or a typo.

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Re:Why Do We Keep Reading the Great Gatsby? by machello13 on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:36PM (#25839208)

Google says "prose that is too elaborate or ornate".

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